''Lambis'' is a

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of large

sea snail Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...

s sometimes known as spider conchs,

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mollusks in the family

Strombidae Strombidae, commonly known as the true conchs, is a taxonomic family of medium-sized to very large sea snails in the superfamily Stromboidea, and the Epifamily Neostromboidae. The term true conchs, being a common name, does not have an exact mea ...

, the true

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family.Bouchet, P.; Rosenberg, G. (2011)
Lambis Röding, 1798
Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2011-04-23

Description

The

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is long and curved, and the

apertural lip The aperture is an opening in certain kinds of mollusc shells: it is the main opening of the shell, where the head-foot part of the body of the animal emerges for locomotion, feeding, etc. The term ''aperture'' is used for the main opening in g ...

is adorned with circumapertural projections, which are fingerlike

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es emanating from the edge of the shell aperture.Stone J. R. (last change 15 September 2004)
"Projecting into the past to determine ancestral forms"
. accessed 27 September 2010.

Species

Species within the genus ''Lambis'' include: * '' Lambis arachnoides'' * ''

Lambis crocata ''Lambis crocata'', commonly known as the orange spider conch, is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs. Description The size of an adult shell varies between 70 mm and 205&nb ...

'' * ''

Lambis lambis ''Lambis lambis'', common name the spider conch, is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.Lambis lambis (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at htt ...

'' * '' Lambis lilikae'' Villar, 2016 * ''

Lambis millepeda ''Lambis millepeda'', common name the millipede spider conch, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs. Description Classic lambis design. The legs are round and short in structure. The ...

'' * ''

Lambis montorum ''Lambis'' is a genus of large sea snails sometimes known as spider conchs, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Strombidae, the true conch family.Bouchet, P.; Rosenberg, G. (2011)Lambis Röding, 1798 Accessed through: World Register of Ma ...

'' T. Cossignani & Lorenz, 2020 * ''

Lambis pilsbryi ''Lambis'' is a genus of large sea snails sometimes known as spider conchs, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Strombidae, the true conch family.Bouchet, P.; Rosenberg, G. (2011)Lambis Röding, 1798 Accessed through: World Register of Ma ...

'' * ''

Lambis robusta ''Lambis'' is a genus of large sea snails sometimes known as spider conchs, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Strombidae, the true conch family.Bouchet, P.; Rosenberg, G. (2011)Lambis Röding, 1798 Accessed through: World Register of Ma ...

'' * ''

Lambis scorpius ''Lambis scorpius'', common name the scorpion conch or scorpion spider conch, is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.Bouchet, P. (2011). Lambis scorpius (Linnaeus, 1758). Accesse ...

'' * ''

Lambis truncata ''Lambis truncata'', common name the giant spider conch, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs. Subspecies Subspecies of ''Lambis truncata'' include: * ''Lambis truncata truncata' ...

'' ;Species brought into synonymy : * ''Lambis adamii'' : synonym of ''Lambis lambis'' * ''Lambis aratrum'' Röding, 1798: synonym of ''

Euprotomus aratrum ''Euprotomus'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Strombidae, the true conchs. Species Species within the genus ''Euprotomus'' include: *'' Euprotomus aratrum'' ( Röding, 1798) *''Euprotomus aurisdianae'' (Linn ...

'' (Röding, 1798) (original combination) * ''Lambis arthritica'' : synonym of ''

Harpago arthriticus ''Harpago arthriticus'', common name : the arthritic spider conch, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs. Description The size of an adult shell varies between and . Distribution ...

'' * ''Lambis aurantia'' : synonym of ''Lambis crocata'' * ''Lambis bryonia'' (Gmelin, 1791): synonym of ''

'' ( ightfoot 1786) * ''Lambis bulla'' Röding, 1798: synonym of ''

Euprotomus bulla ''Euprotomus bulla'', common name : the Bubble Conch, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs. Description The shell size varies between 48 mm and 90 mm. Distribution This s ...

'' (Röding, 1798) (original combination) * ''Lambis carinata'' Röding, 1798: synonym of ''

Margistrombus marginatus ''Margistrombus marginatus'', common name: the Marginate Conch, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.Bouchet, P. (2011). Margistrombus marginatus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Lambis carnaria'' Röding, 1798: synonym of ''Persististrombus latus'' (Gmelin, 1791): synonym of ''

Thetystrombus latus ''Thetystrombus latus'', commonly known as the Bubonian conch, is a species of sea snail, a marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Strombidae, the true conchs.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Thetystrombu ...

'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Lambis carnea'' Röding, 1798: synonym of ''Persististrombus latus'' (Gmelin, 1791): synonym of ''

'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Lambis cerea'' Röding, 1798: synonym of ''

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Lambis chiragra'' : synonym of ''

Harpago chiragra ''Harpago chiragra'', common name the Chiragra spider conch, is a species of very large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.Bouchet, P. (2011). Harpago chiragra (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through ...

'' * ''Lambis cristinae'' : synonym of ''Lambis scorpius indomaris'' Abbott, 1961 (hybrid of ''L. scorpius indomaris x L. lambis'') * ''Lambis curruca'' Röding, 1798: synonym of ''

Tricornis tricornis ''Tricornis tricornis'', common name the three-cornered conch, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs. Description The shell size varies between 65 mm and 170 mm. Distribution ...

'' ( ightfoot 1786) * ''Lambis decora'' Röding, 1798: synonym of '' Conomurex decorus'' (Röding, 1798) * ''Lambis digitata'' : synonym of '' Ophioglossolambis digitata'' * ''Lambis flammeus'' Link, 1807: synonym of '' Conomurex persicus'' (Swainson, 1821) * ''Lambis fragilis'' Röding, 1798: synonym of ''

Terestrombus fragilis ''Terestrombus fragilis'', common name : the Fragile Conch, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs. Description The shell size varies between 25 mm and 53 mm. Distribution ...

'' (Röding, 1798) (original combination) * ''Lambis gibbosa'' Röding, 1798: synonym of ''Gibberulus gibberulus gibbosus'' (Röding, 1798) (original combination) * ''Lambis harpago'' Röding, 1798: synonym of ''

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Lambis hermaphrodita'' Röding, 1798: synonym of ''

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Lambis indomaris'' : synonym of ''

Lambis scorpius indomaris ''Lambis scorpius indomaris'' is a subspecies of sea snail, a marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Strombidae, the true conchs.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Lambis scorpius indomaris Abbott, 1961. Acc ...

'' Abbott, 1961 * ''Lambis labiata'' Röding, 1798: synonym of '' Canarium labiatum'' (Röding, 1798) (original combination) * ''Lambis laciniata'' Röding, 1798: synonym of ''

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Lambis lamboides'' Röding, 1798: synonym of ''

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Lambis lobata'' Röding, 1798: synonym of ''

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Lambis lobata'' Röding, 1798 (: 65): synonym of '' Sinustrombus sinuatus'' ( ightfoot 1786) * ''Lambis maculata'' Röding, 1798: synonym of ''

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Lambis picta'' Röding, 1798: synonym of '' Sinustrombus latissimus'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Lambis pipa'' Röding, 1798: synonym of '' Lentigo pipus'' (Röding, 1798) (original combination) * ''Lambis plicata'' Röding, 1798: synonym of '' Dolomena plicata'' (Röding, 1798) (original combination) * ''Lambis rana'' Röding, 1798: synonym of '' Lentigo lentiginosus'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Lambis reticulata'' Link, 1807: synonym of '' Canarium labiatum'' (Röding, 1798) (uncertain synonym) * ''Lambis rugosa'' (G. B. Sowerby II, 1842): synonym of ''Harpago chiragra rugosus'' (G. B. Sowerby II, 1842) * ''Lambis sebae'' : synonym of ''Lambis truncata sebae'' (Kiener, 1843) * ''Lambis sowerbyi'' : synonym of ''Lambis truncata sowerbyi'' (Mörch, 1872) * ''Lambis turturella'' Röding, 1798: synonym of ''

Laevistrombus turturella ''Laevistrombus turturella'' is a species of sea snail, a marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusc in the family (biology), family Strombidae (true conches). There are only two living species within the genus ''Laevistrombus''; the other congene ...

'' (Röding, 1798) (original combination) * ''Lambis undulata'' Röding, 1798: synonym of ''

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * L''ambis velum'' Röding, 1798: synonym of ''Lobatus gallus'' (Linnaeus, 1758): synonym of ''

Aliger gallus ''Aliger gallus'', previously known as ''Strombus gallus'', common name the rooster conch or rooster-tail conch, is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.MolluscaBase eds. (2020 ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Lambis violacea'' : synonym of '' Ophioglossolambis violacea'' * ''Lambis vomer'' Röding, 1798: synonym of ''

Euprotomus vomer ''Euprotomus'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Strombidae, the true conchs. Species Species within the genus ''Euprotomus'' include: *''Euprotomus aratrum'' ( Röding, 1798) *''Euprotomus aurisdianae'' (Linna ...

'' (Röding, 1798) (original combination) * ''Lambis wheelwhrighti'' Greene, 1978: synonym of '' Lambis arachnoides'' Shikama, 1971

References

* Vaught, K.C. (1989). ''A classification of the living Mollusca''. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). . XII, 195 pp. Strombidae Cenozoic first appearances Taxa named by Peter Friedrich Röding Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Strombidae-stub